simon cowell left "american idol" this past season along with ellen degeneres who was a judge for one season. >>> back over to sal who is collecting data this morning. >> if you are leaving town, let me know. tweet me. let me know where you are going. if you are driving or flying, we will pass it on to our viewers. not a lot of people out there heading up to 280 at the 880 interchange. looking at the grade here, that is looking well. we will have another report a few minutes away. dave and pam. >>> thank you. 5:57. digging deep for answers. we will tell you where police will be swarming today looking for valuable clues to the killings of several bay area people this week. >>> and whytheyy are warning lawmakers over oil drilling along the gulf coast is hurting businesses. droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does.